Security and data privacy are always a worry for an industry that is increasingly open to attack. According to ABI Research a couple of years ago, both water and power utilities have reported an increase in advanced persistent threats (APTs) which can exploit vulnerabilities in industrial control systems, while other cyber threats like ransomware and DDoS (dedicated denial of service) attacks are able to infiltrate systems and cause significant damage once inside.
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